“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.” Mark Twain
Below, courtesy of the Big Ten Conference, are the B1G ‘s team and individual statistical leaders as of 9-20-15. We’ve highlighted the rankings of Penn State and its two upcoming opponents — Wisconsin and Minnesota — using vague approximations of their team colors:
Standings
Conf.
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
Home
Away
Neutral
Last 10
Streak
Penn State 0-0 0.000 11-0 1.000 5-0 2-0 4-0 10-0 W10
Ohio State
0-0
0.000
11-1
0.917
3-0
2-1
6-0
10-0
W11
Michigan
0-0
0.000
10-1
0.909
6-0
2-1
2-0
9-1
L1
Nebraska
0-0
0.000
9-1
0.900
6-0
2-1
1-0
9-1
W6
Indiana
0-0
0.000
10-2
0.833
3-0
4-0
3-2
9-1
W7
Purdue
0-0
0.000
9-2
0.818
6-0
2-0
1-2
8-2
W3
Illinois
0-0
0.000
9-2
0.818
3-0
1-1
5-1
8-2
L1
Minnesota 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 2-0 2-1 4-1 8-2 W8
Wisconsin 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 4-1 2-0 2-1 8-2 L1
Iowa
0-0
0.000
10-3
0.769
7-0
0-2
3-1
8-2
W8
Michigan State
0-0
0.000
8-3
0.727
1-2
3-1
4-0
8-2
W5
Maryland
0-0
0.000
10-4
0.714
6-0
1-1
3-3
6-4
L3
Northwestern
0-0
0.000
7-3
0.700
1-0
1-2
5-1
7-3
W2
Rutgers
0-0
0.000
3-9
0.250
1-2
1-2
1-5
3-7
L2
Hitting Percentage
S
K
E
TA
Pct.
Penn State 33 442 107 998 0.336
Nebraska
36
533
161
1260
0.295
Minnesota 34 486 155 1169 0.283
Iowa
46
654
218
1562
0.279
Purdue
37
525
193
1257
0.264
Illinois
37
522
182
1289
0.264
Wisconsin 35 513 183 1270 0.260
Michigan State
39
590
227
1409
0.258
Ohio State
43
625
239
1577
0.245
Northwestern
34
464
184
1221
0.229
Michigan
39
541
206
1488
0.225
Indiana
49
653
288
1626
0.224
Maryland
51
642
266
1705
0.221
Rutgers
43
532
234
1501
0.199
Opp. Hitting Pct.
S
K
E
TA
Pct.
Penn State 30 308 217 997 0.091
Purdue
37
386
229
1250
0.126
Ohio State
43
444
250
1495
0.130
Illinois
37
407
230
1282
0.138
Wisconsin 35 400 214 1261 0.148
Michigan
39
475
250
1476
0.152
Minnesota 34 383 199 1152 0.160
Northwestern
34
391
195
1192
0.164
Indiana
49
487
239
1459
0.170
Michigan State
39
428
204
1309
0.171
Nebraska
36
410
191
1280
0.171
Iowa
46
546
245
1551
0.194
Maryland
51
610
282
1638
0.200
Rutgers
43
598
200
1558
0.255
Kills
S
No.
Avg./S
Michigan State
39
590
15.13
Nebraska
36
533
14.81
Wisconsin 35 513 14.66
Ohio State
43
625
14.53
Minnesota 34 486 14.29
Iowa
46
654
14.22
Purdue
37
525
14.19
Illinois
37
522
14.11
Michigan
39
541
13.87
Northwestern
34
464
13.65
Penn State 33 442 13.39
Indiana
49
653
13.33
Maryland
51
642
12.59
Rutgers
43
532
12.37
Blocks
S
BS
BA
Total
Avg./S
Penn State 33 28 170 113.0 3.42
Minnesota 34 21 158 100.0 2.94
Illinois
37
26
152
102.0
2.76
Wisconsin 35 12 169 96.5 2.76
Michigan State
39
17
164
99.0
2.54
Ohio State
43
28
156
106.0
2.47
Purdue
37
22
136
90.0
2.43
Maryland
51
34
176
122.0
2.39
Nebraska
36
15
140
85.0
2.36
Michigan
39
24
116
82.0
2.10
Northwestern
34
23
95
70.5
2.07
Iowa
46
22
134
89.0
1.93
Rutgers
43
13
132
79.0
1.84
Indiana
49
19
141
89.5
1.83
Service Aces
S
No.
Avg./S
Purdue
37
61
1.65
Indiana
49
74
1.51
Maryland
51
77
1.51
Penn State 33 47 1.42
Iowa
46
62
1.35
Minnesota 34 46 1.35
Northwestern
34
40
1.18
Michigan State
39
44
1.13
Rutgers
43
48
1.12
Ohio State
43
46
1.07
Illinois
37
38
1.03
Nebraska
36
33
0.92
Michigan
39
30
0.77
Wisconsin 35 26 0.74
Digs
S
No.
Avg./S
Michigan
39
654
16.77
Nebraska
36
586
16.28
Wisconsin 35 566 16.17
Ohio State
43
693
16.12
Michigan State
39
610
15.64
Illinois
37
559
15.11
Purdue
37
556
15.03
Northwestern
34
509
14.97
Rutgers
43
629
14.63
Iowa
46
662
14.39
Minnesota 34 481 14.15
Penn State 33 448 13.58
Indiana
49
621
12.67
Maryland
51
633
12.41
Hitting Percentage
S
K
E
TA
Pct.
Haleigh Washington, Penn State 33 89 11 145 0.538
Meghan Haggerty, Nebraska
18
36
7
63
0.460
Faye Adelaja, Purdue
26
59
13
105
0.438
Paige Tapp, Minnesota 34 92 20 174 0.414
Taylor Sandbothe, Ohio State
43
139
23
282
0.411
Katie Stadick, Illinois
35
103
21
203
0.404
Haleigh Nelson, Wisconsin 35 87 17 175 0.400
Abby Cole, Michigan
36
112
19
236
0.394
Jazzmine McDonald, Indiana
23
41
9
84
0.381
Mikaela Gunderson, Iowa
46
103
18
225
0.378
Maddie Slater, Northwestern
34
68
17
137
0.372
Mikaela Foecke, Nebraska
36
103
20
226
0.367
Aiyana Whitney, Penn State 33 105 28 220 0.350
Danielle Cuttino, Purdue
37
71
21
143
0.350
Cecilia Hall, Nebraska
33
67
24
129
0.333
(Must have at least 3.33 attacks per set)
Kills
S
No.
Avg./S
Meme Fletcher, Rutgers
28
135
4.82
Daly Santana, Minnesota 34 156 4.59
Annie Drews, Purdue
37
160
4.32
Elizabeth Campbell, Ohio State
43
182
4.23
Amelia Anderson, Indiana
49
198
4.04
Symone Abbott, Northwestern
34
127
3.74
Jocelynn Birks, Illinois
31
114
3.68
Lauren Brobst, Iowa
46
167
3.63
Michelle Strizak, Illinois
35
126
3.60
Kelli Bates, Wisconsin
35
119
3.40
Lauryn Gillis, Wisconsin 35 117 3.34
Brooke Kranda, Michigan State
39
130
3.33
Chloe Reinig, Michigan State
23
75
3.26
Taylor Sandbothe, Ohio State
43
139
3.23
Aiyana Whitney, Penn State 33 105 3.18
Assists
S
No.
Avg./S
Lauren Carlini, Wisconsin 35 412 11.77
Loxley Keala, Iowa
46
533
11.59
Kelly Hunter, Nebraska
36
405
11.25
Taylor Tashima, Northwestern
34
381
11.21
S Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota 33 368 11.15
Ashley Evans, Purdue
37
411
11.11
Jordyn Poulter, Illinois
32
349
10.91
Bryanna Weiskircher, Penn State 33 331 10.03
Megan Tallman, Indiana
39
376
9.64
Rachel Minarick, Michigan State
38
342
9.00
Anna Sudbury, Rutgers
38
342
9.00
Taylor Hughes, Ohio State
32
272
8.50
Makayla Lundin, Indiana
18
142
7.89
Carly Warner, Michigan
39
288
7.38
Emily Ruetter, Ohio State
32
214
6.69
Service Aces
S
No.
Avg./S
Brooke Smith, Nebraska
11
6
0.55
Brooke Peters, Purdue
37
19
0.51
Holly Toliver, Michigan State
20
9
0.45
Abby Bentz, Maryland
47
18
0.38
Annika Albrecht, Nebraska
36
13
0.36
Megan Tallman, Indiana
39
13
0.33
Bryanna Weiskircher, Penn State 33 11 0.33
Amanda Neill, Purdue
37
12
0.32
Abbie Kraus, Northwestern
34
11
0.32
Taylor Krause, Penn State 19 6 0.32
Taylor Lebo, Indiana
44
13
0.30
Ali Stark, Illinois
37
11
0.30
Molly Kelly, Iowa
45
13
0.29
Rachel Minarick, Michigan State
38
11
0.29
Molly Lohman, Minnesota 34 10 0.29
Dalianliz Rosado, Minnesota 34 10 0.29
Blocks
S
BS
BA
Total
Avg./S
Amber Rolfzen, Nebraska
22
3
33
36
1.64
Haleigh Washington, Penn State 33 8 44 52 1.58
Danielle Cuttino, Purdue
37
8
43
51
1.38
Heidi Thelen, Penn State 33 5 40 45 1.36
Paige Tapp, Minnesota 34 8 37 45 1.32
Katie Stadick, Illinois
35
5
41
46
1.31
Haleigh Nelson, Wisconsin 35 5 40 45 1.29
Molly Lohman, Minnesota 34 6 38 44 1.29
Tionna Williams, Wisconsin 31 3 35 38 1.23
Megan Tompkins, Michigan State
35
3
39
42
1.20
Abby Cole, Michigan
36
13
30
43
1.19
Taylor Sandbothe, Ohio State
43
11
37
48
1.12
Gabrielle Hazen, Northwestern
33
7
30
37
1.12
Ali Bastianelli, Illinois
36
7
33
40
1.11
Awele Nwaeze, Indiana
35
9
30
39
1.11
Digs
S
No.
Avg./S
Valeria Leon, Ohio State
43
228
5.30
Caroline Niedospial, Northwestern
34
180
5.29
Taylor Morey, Wisconsin 35 171 4.89
Annika Olsen, Iowa
46
218
4.74
Brandi Donnelly, Illinois
37
169
4.57
Dalianliz Rosado, Minnesota 34 142 4.18
Justine Wong-Orantes, Nebraska
36
150
4.17
Amanda Neill, Purdue
37
154
4.16
Amy Dion, Maryland
51
211
4.14
Tiffany Morales, Michigan
37
141
3.81
Keeton Holcomb, Penn State 32 116 3.63
Kristen Muir, Michigan State
39
133
3.41
Ali Schroeter, Rutgers
43
143
3.33
Carly Warner, Michigan
39
130
3.33
Abby Monson, Michigan State
39
130
3.33
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